Police arrested 25 people during highly visible operation targeting drugs and anti-social behaviour at Frankston Railway Station on Wednesday. More than 50 police and PSOs – supported by the Mounted Branch, Public Order Response Team and local police – saturated the railway station, bus interchanges and shopping centre precinct to deter crime and boost safety. A passive alert detection dog was also deployed to sniff out those illegally carrying or dealing illicit drugs. Police spoke with more than 270 people during the operation and executed 15 outstanding warrants. A total of 25 people were arrested including: • A 29-year-old Carrum…
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A GROUP of life savers from Mordialloc and Portsea will travel to California next month to take part in an international competition.Ciara Walsh from Mordialloc LSC will join nine other Victorian volunteer lifesavers to compete in the Wieland Shield surf sports competition in July. The competition has been held in partnership between Life Saving Victoria and Los Angeles County Lifeguards since 1967 – the US and Australia host the event biannually on alternate years. The competition includes swim, board and surf ski race, surf rescue relay, beach relay, and ironman and ironwoman events.The full Australian team is Campbell Bohan, Jesse…
UPGRADES to the pedestrian crossing at Hall Road near Rowellyn Avenue in Carrum Downs are now complete. Traffic lights have been installed at the crossing, complete with an LED “No Right Turn” sign during school times. The lighting and guardrails have also been improved.Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “we know how important it is for children and their families to safely travel to and from school, which is why we’ve worked to deliver these crucial upgrades to the pedestrian crossing at Hall Road.” “Ensuring the community can safely and easily move throughout their local area will always be our priority,”…
THE peninsula branch of the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation will host its annual Gala Ball fundraiser next month.The Blue Ribbon branch has been fundraising to install two Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation machines at the intensive care unit in Frankston Hospital (pictured above). It has now met its goal, and will begin fundraising for a Fetal Monitoring Service. The Blue Ribbon Gala Ball will be held at the Mornington Race Course on Saturday, 26 July.The peninsula branch is also set to host an invite-only event at the Frankston Arts Centre in honour of the four police members who died in the…
A MAN has been arrested after he was allegedly clocked driving at nearly 200 kmph on the Mornington Peninsula Freeway in Dingley Village. Police say that they recorded the driver travelling at 198 kmph in the 100 kmph speed limit zone at around 7.30pm on 6 June. Police pulled over the silver Ford sedan just before the Governor Road exit and arrested the driver.The 19-year-old Frankston South man was interviewed in relation to conduct endangering life, dangerous driving, and other traffic offences, police say. He was released and is expected to be charged with numerous driving offences, to be summonsed…